Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of Holidays

Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing (Page 1) of US Holidays and World Holidays and Observances. Page 1 includes Holidays starting with A.  Originally we had our Alphabetical Listing on two pages, but with over 4,000 Holidays and Observances, we finally had to break the pages down by letter. We are still adding names to the list, so more information will be coming. 

After we complete the summary pages on the site, we will start working on a detailed page(s) for each Holidays and Observance. Once a page is completed for each Holiday or Observance, it will be linked up below, as well as it's related Daily Holidays page. (that should keep us busy for the next 20 years or so!!)

Adopt a Dog Month and Adopt a Shelter Dog Month are both observed in the Month of October! This beauty is Leedo who was found in an alley, alone and hungry and terrified of everything and everyone, especially men. Rescued by my daughter!

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• 2017 NBA All Star Game - February 19, 2017

• 2017 Pro Bowl - January 29, 2017

• 2018 Pro Bowl - January 28, 2018

• 2019 Pro Bowl - January 27, 2019

• 2021 Pro Bowl - January 31, 2021

• 2022 Pro Bowl - February 6, 2022

• 2023 Pro Bowl - February 5, 2023

• 33 Flavors Day - March 3

• 4/20 Day - April 20 (also known as National Pot Smokers Day or National Weed Day)

• 40-Hour Work Week Day - October 24

• 404 Day - April 4

• 4-H Week - October 1-7, 2023 (First Full Week in October)

• 55 MPH Speed Limit Day - January 2

• 8-Track Tape Day - September 15

• 9/11 Remembrance Day - September 11

• A Room of One's Own Day - January 25

• AAPI Women's Equal Pay Day - March 15, 2023

• Abet and Aid Punsters Day - November 8

• Abilities Day - December 22

• Absolutely Incredible Kid Day - March 16, 2023 (Third Thursday in March)

• Abused Women's and Children's Awareness Day - June 11, 2023 (Second Sunday in June)

• Academy Awards Month - March

• Academy Awards Ceremony - March 12, 2023 

• Accelerate ACL Awareness Among Young Women Day - April 5

• According to Hoyle Day - August 29

• Accounting Day - May 19

• Ace Week (was Asexuality Week) - October 22-28, 2023

• Act Happy Day - March 20, 2023 (Third Monday in March)

• Act Happy Week - March 20-26, 2023 (Starts on Third Monday in March)

• Active Aging Week - October 2-8, 2023 (Last Full Week of September, or the first week of October to coincide with the International Day of Older Persons on October 1)

• Actor's Day - November 13

• Ada Lovelace Day - October 10, 2023 (Second Tuesday of October)

• Addiction Awareness Month - November

• Adlai Stevenson Day - February 5

• Administrative Professional's Day - April 26, 2023 (The Wednesday of the last full week of April)

• Administrative Professional's Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Week of April)

• Admit You're Happy Month - August 

• Adopt a Cat Month - June

• Adopt a Dog Month - October

• Adopt a Ferret Month - April

• Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week - September 17-23, 2023 (Last Full Week in September)

• Adopt a Rescued Bird Month - January

• Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month - March

• Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month - Month of February and July

• Adopt a Senior Pet Month - November
  

• Adopt a Shelter Cat Month - June

• Adopt a Shelter Dog Month - October
  

• Adopt a Turkey Month - November

• Adult Autism Day - April 18

• Advent - December 3-24, 2023

• Advent Sunday - December 3, 2023 (Fourth Sunday Prior to Christmas Day)

• Afghanistan Day - March 21

• AFL-CIO Day - December 5

• Africa Industrialization Day - November 20
  

• African-American Coaches Day - February 7, 2023 (First Tuesday in February)

• African-American History Month - February

• African-American Music Appreciation Month - June

• African Heritage & Health Week - February 1-7

• African Industrialization Day - November 20

• African Liberation Day - May 25

• AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Day - November 12

• Ag Day, Celebrating Our Bountiful Food Supply - March 15
  

• Aged Care Employee Day - August 7 (in Australia)

• Agent Orange Awareness Month - October

• AIDS Awareness Month, PPSI - November
  

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Month - July

• Air Day - November 11

• Air Force Reserve Birthday - April 14

• Air Quality Awareness Week - May 1-5, 2023

• Airplane Crop Duster Day - August 3

• AKC National Agility Championship - March 16-19, 2023

• AKC National Championship - December 16-17, 2023

• AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day - September 16, 2023

• AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month - September
  

• Alabama Day - December 14 (Alabama was admitted to the Union as the 22nd State on December 14, 1819)

• Alamo Day - March 6

• Alascattalo Day - November 21

• Alaska Day - October 18, 2023 (Usually celebrated on October 18th - State Holiday in Alaska) - See Alaska State Holidays

• Alaska Mining Day - May 10, 2023 - See Alaska State Holidays

• Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - October 7-15, 2023

• Alcohol Awareness Month - April

• Alcoholics Anonymous (Founders Day) - June 10

• Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week - May 7-13, 2023 (First Full Week in May)

• Alexander Graham Bell Day - March 7
  

• Alice in Wonderland Day - July 4

• Alien Day - April 26

• All American Breakfast Month - September

• All American Pet Photo Day - July 11
  

• All Hallows' Eve - October 31

• All Saint's Day - November 1

• All Soul's Day - November 2
  

• All the News That's Fit to Print Day - November 10

• Allantide - October 28, 2023 - (Closest Saturday to Halloween)

• Alopecia Month for Women - July
  

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Day - January 15

• Alport Syndrome Awareness Month - March

• Alvin C. York Day - October 8

• Alzheimer's Awareness Month - November

• Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month - June

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21

• Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD) - May 27, 2023 (Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend)

• Amateur Radio Week - June 19-25, 2023 (7 days ending with Field Day)

• AMD / Low Vision Awareness Month - February

• Amelia Earhart Day - July 24 which is her birthday

• America on the Move - Month of Action - September
  

• America Recycles Month - November

• America Saves Week - February 27 - March 4, 2023 (6 Days Starting on the Last Monday in February)

• America the Beautiful Week - June 4-10, 2023 (First Full Week of June)

• American Adventures Month - August
  

• American Artists Appreciation Month - August

• American Association For the Advancement of Science Week  - March 2-5, 2023

• American Beer Day - October 27

• American Beer Week - Second Week of October
  

• American Business Women's Day - September 22

• American Camp Week - February 21-24, 2023

• American Cheese Month - May and October
  

• American Chocolate Week - March 19-25, 2023 (Third Week of March)

• American Circus Day - April 3

• American Council on Education - April 13-15, 2023

• American Craft Beer Week - May 15-21, 2023 (Fourth Week in May)

• American Crossword Puzzle Week - March 31 - April 2, 2023

• American Diabetes Alert Month - March

• American Diabetes Association Alert Day - March 28, 2023 (Fourth Tuesday in March)

• American Diabetes Month - November
  

• American Eagle Day - June 20

• American Education Week - November 13-17, 2023 (Third M-F week of November)

• American Enterprise Day - November 15

• American Family Day - August 6, 2023 (First Sunday in August)

• American Fancy Rat & Mouse Day - November 11, 2023

• American Football Day - November 5

• American Frog Day - November 10

• American Heart Month - February

• American History Essay Contest Month - August

• American History Month - February
  

• American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action - April 27, 2023

• American Indian Citizenship Day - June 2
  

• American Indian Day - May 13, 2023 (Second Saturday in May)

• American Indian Heritage Month - Month of August and November
  

• American Libraries Day - October 6

• American Made Matters Day - November 19

• American Magazine Month - October

• American Massage Therapy Week - October 22-28, 2023

• American Painters Day - February 3
  

• American Pharmacists Month - October

• American Quilters Society Week - April 27-30, 2023

• American Recycles Day - November 15
  

• American Red Cross Founder's Day - May 21

• American Red Cross Giving Day - March 22, 2023 (Fourth Wednesday in March)

• American Red Cross Month - March

• American Redneck Day - July 3

• American Sand Sculpting Competition - N/A is 2023, coming back in 2024

• American Touch Tag Day - October 8

• American Wetlands Month - May

• American Zoo Day - July 1
  

• Americans with Disabilities Day - July 26

• America's Cup (Finals) - 2023 TBA

• America's Cup (Louis Vuitton Cup) - 2023 TBA

• America's Kids Day - June 25, 2023 (Fourth Sunday of June)
  

• Amerigo Vespucci Day - March 9

• Amnesty International Day - May 28

• Analog to Digital TV Day - February 17

• Ancestor Appreciation Day - September 27

• Anesthesia Tech Day - March 31

• Angelman Syndrome Day - February 15

• Animal Crackers Birthday - April 18

• Animal Cruelty / Human Violence Awareness Week - April 16-22, 2023 (Third Full Week in April)

• Animal Pain Awareness Month - September

• Animal Rights Awareness Week - June 19-25, 2023 (Mid Week of June)

• Animal Welfare Week - October 1-7, 2023 (First Full Week of October)

• Anime Day - April 15

• Anime Expo - July 1-4, 2023

• Ann & Samantha Day - June 21, 2023 and December 21, 2023 (Day of the Summer and Winter Solstice) 

• Anne Bradstreet Day - September 16

• Anne Hutchinson Memorial Day - July 16, 2023 (On a Sunday either before or after her birthday on 7/20)

• Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps - July 29

• Annoy Squidward Day - February 15 (Sponge Bob Square Pants)

• Annual Medical Checkup Day - August 11

• Anosmia Awareness Day - February 27

• Another Look Unlimited Day - September 5, 2023 (Day After Labor Day)

• Antarctica Day - December 1

• Anti Boredom Month - July

• Anti-Bullying Day - May 4

• Antidepressant Death Awareness Month - October
  

• Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month - June

• Anzac Day - April 25 (Australia and New Zealand)

• APAWS International Pooper Scooper Week - April 1-7

• A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day - December 25

• Aphasia Awareness Week - Second Week of June

• Apple and Apricots Month - January

• Apple Gifting Day - January 1

• Apple II Day - June 5

• Apple Day - October 21

• Apple Month - September

• Apple Tree Day - January 6

• Appomattox Day - April 9

• Appreciate a Dragon Day - January 16
  

• Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day - January 31

• April Fool's Day - April 1

• April Showers Day - April 22

• Aquarium Month - June

• Arab American Heritage Month - April

• Arabic Language Day - December 18

• Arbor Day - April 28, 2023 (Last Friday in April)
  

• Area Code Day - November 10

• Argyle Day - January 8

• Armed Forces Day - May 20, 2023 (Third Saturday in May)
  

• Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications Day - May 13, 2023

• Armed Forces Unification Day - July 26

• Armed Forces Week - May 13-20, 2023 (Second Saturday through Third Sunday in May)

• Armenian Appreciation Day - April 3

• Armenian Christmas - January 6

• Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day - April 24

• Armistice Day - November 11 Anniversary 
  

• Army Chaplain Corps Anniversary - July 29

• Army Day - April 6

• Army Reserves Birthday - April 23

• ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Field Day - June 24-25, 2023 (Fourth Full Weekend in June)

• ARRR-Gust: International Pirate Month - August

• Arson Awareness Week - May 7-13, 2023 (First Full Week in May)

• Arthritis Awareness Month - May

• Artichoke and Asparagus Month - January

• Artist as Outlaw Day - January 19

• As Young As You Feel Day - March 22
  

• Asarah B'Tevet - TBD

• Ascension Day (of Jesus) - May 18, 2023 (40th Day of Easter)
  

• Ascension of Baja'u'Llah - Evening of May 28 to Evening of May 29, 2023

• Ash Wednesday - February 22, 2023 (movable date - First Day of Lent)
  

• Ashura - Evening of July 27 to Evening of July 28, 2023

• Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May

• Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day - March 1

• Ask A Stupid Question Day - September 29, 2023 (Last School Day of September)

• Asparagus Day - May 24

• ASPCA Day (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) - April 10
  

• Assistance Dog Day - August 7, 2023 (Monday of International Assistance Dog Week)

• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - August 15 (Catholic)

• Assyrian New Year - April 1

• Asteroid Day - June 30

• Asthma Awareness Month - May

• Astronomy Day (Fall) - September 23, 2023

• Astronomy Day (Spring) - April 29, 2023 (a Saturday from mid-April to mid May, on or before 1st quarter moon)

• Astronomy Week (Fall) - September 18-24, 2023

• Astronomy Week (Spring) - April 24-30, 2023

• Atheists Pride Day - March 20 and  June 6 

• Atheists Solidarity Day - June 21

• Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts - June 1
  

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month - September
  

• Auctioneers Day - April 15, 2023 (Third Saturday of April)

• Audacity to Hope Day - June 4

• Audiobook Appreciation Month - June

• Audubon Day - April 26

• Aunties Day - July 23, 2023 (Fourth Sunday in July)

• Aunts and Uncles Day - July 26

• Aunt's Day - September 9, 2023 (First Saturday After Labor Day)

• Auschwitz Liberation Day - January 27

• Australia Day - January 26
  

• Autism Awareness Month - April

• Autism Sunday - also known as International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - February 12, 2023 (Second Sunday in February)

• Autistic Pride Day - June 18

• Autistic Speaking Day - November 1

• Autumnal Equinox (Start of Autumn) - September 23, 2023

• Aviation History Month - November
  

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Day - May 24
  

• Avocado and Banana Month - February

• Awareness of Medical Orphans Month - May
  

• Ayn Rand Day - February 2

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